Taste and See That the LORD Is Good
(1 Samuel 21:8–15)

1Of Dauid when he chaunged his behauiour before Abimelech, whiche droue him away, and he departed. I wyll alway blesse God: his prayse shall euer be in my mouth.

2My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad.

3Magnifie God with me: and let vs exalt his name all together.

4Carefully I sought God, & he hearde me: yea he deliuered me out of all my feare.

5Let them turne their eyes on him, and make speede to come vnto hym: and their faces shall not be ashamed.

6Lo this same poore man hath cryed: and God hath hearde hym, and saued hym out of all his troubles.

7The angell of God campeth rounde about them that feare hym: and deliuereth them.

8O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9Feare God ye that be his saintes: for they that feare him lacke nothing.

10Young Lions do lacke and suffer hunger: but they whiche seeke God, shall want no maner of thing that is good.

11Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God.

12What man is he that listeth to liue: and woulde fayne see good dayes.

13Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.

14Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.

15The eyes of God are ouer the righteous: and his eares are open vnto their prayers.

16The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill: to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth.

17The righteous crye, and God heareth them: and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.

18God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart: and saueth such as be of an humble spirite.

19Great are the troubles of the righteous: but God deliuereth him out of all.

20He kepeth all his bones: so that no one of them is broken.

21Malice shal put the vngodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe brought to naught.

22God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes: and al they that put their trust in him, shall not be brought to naught.